Presser-foot for sewing-machines.



D. 5.v SEYMOUR. PRESSER FOOT FORSEWiNG MACHINES, APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1915.

1 274,092. Patente&;[ 71918 4 l a {9 21 ,E 7/ 1M l 2] Fig 2 J5 v y. a =2 ]6- D STA iIiUl'JLE-Y S. SEYMOUR, 0F OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 UNION SPECIAL IrIACIiIhiE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A' CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PRESSER-FO0T FOR- SEWING-MACHINES.

Application filed July 29, 1915.

.ih all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Donner SEYMOUR, =1 citizen of the United Sm les. residing at Uni: Park, in the county ol' Cook, State'of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Presser-Feet for Sewing-Machines, of whichthe following is a description, reference being had to the ac-' compnny ng drawing and to the figures of L the, for

purpose of giving access to the needles threading.

further object of the invention is to provide a resser foot of the above character having means. to support the stationary member of a) trimming mechanism. with a strip deflector which extends across the foot in advance ofthe trimmer and which is piv o'tally connected to the foot so as to swing in a plane inclined to a vertical plane containing the line of feed, whereby the defleeting means is raised free of the stationary trimmer and its clamping parts as it is turned to inoperative osition.

A still'fnrther object o. the invention is to provide :1 presser foot of the above character with a removable plate having a plurality of needle slots and stitch fingers extending into the same over which the threads are laid during the formation of the stitches.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawings,'- Figure 1 is a side view of a presser foot having my improvements applied thereto;

. 2 is a front view of the same, thcnrrow indicating the direction of the swinging movement of the stripdeflcctor when turned to inoperative position;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the presser foot;

Fig. his :1 view partly in transverse sec- Specification of Letters Patent.

' .llvhnd upwardly from nbrnml position. for

. mechanism.

Pni cnteti J n13 l$1$ Serial No. @3283. I

tion. showing the strip deflector term-ii to inoperative position and in front Pl HllJlOZl;

Fig. 5 is a. bottom plzm' view of the presser foot.

Fig. (5 is a side view of the )resser foot, showing a slightly modified i orni of the supporting means for 'i'hc deflector; and

Fi 7 is a sectioniil view on the line ;lf-i j of F g. 6. I

)"y improved presser foot consists of a supporting shank 1, having a foot 2. The shank is provided with a socket 3, which receives the" loiver end ()li'tll presserfbar. Said shank is also providedwith smear-- \vardly extending arm 4. which is forked lo sliilingly engage a bar which prevents the foot from tnrnin on the presser bar. The foot 2 consists oi. a main section 5 end an auxiliary section (3. The auxiliary section (1 is supported, so that it may yield vertically and move too positii'in slightly below the main section, s shown in Fig. 2. The foot portion 2 is also provided with a re movable plate 7 (see Fig. 5) which is in elim-la part of the main section 5, This plate is secured lo the shank of the presser foot hv :i. screw 8, which extends clown through the socket 3 for the prcsser liar and is threaded into the plate. see Fig. 4.

' The plate T is provided with two needle openings 9 and 10. The needle openings have stitch fingers ill and 12, respectively.

These iieerllc openings are arrnngeal'onesubstantially in rear oi the other. There is, of (OIU'SQHH stitch forming mechanism include ing :1 pair of needlesv operating through each needle opening nnd'crossthreacls are laid across these stitch fingers.

The presser foot is provided with n gni ling' slot 13 which is located ilircctlg, in advance of the needle openings and this slot is for the purpose oi directing; the i'ipturned edges of "Fabric stem-ions which are to be trimmed and stitched. After Hie-sections are trimmed the edges are limited and n lial'ieinn is made. The main section of the prcsser tool has Il. recess in which is locatcd the stationary blade ll of a trinnning The blade is held on its'seat by ii clamping plate 15 and a clamping screw lo. W

A strip deflector '17 is supported by the shank of the prcsser foot and extends across this slot 13 directly in rear of the activehom tion of the trinnning edge of the tr mming advance of ihe IlQiAilfS openip :leilertor is for the pun if f ins; the trimmed oi'i' s. in away K. ah. or clung mechanism. Elie snip ior is in the form oi" a plate bent to o.

)le shone for deflecting the p-zip and nlnto lSlZiiUlli JEii no an arm by means i The arm iorineil 1 lug 20, see 1*" J ch injecting ring on sci" foot 1. A pivot,

capable of being swun about this pivot pin from the normal position across the. guiding slol; =3, own in Fig. 3, to an inoperative DOSMIO, as shown in Fig. 4. Thmgives eess lo the needis for threading. The strip nornnil position has its 3 do he upper face of the leen Yerv narrow l u I str. )5 cnt iron; the edges of tie inhric sec- .l tionsby the irinnner. The clumping plat-e :inil i'he screw which holds the some therefore extend above the lower edge of the strip deflector when in normal position. The inolining of the pivot pin, however, causes the strip deflector to swing upwzirdly as Well as laterally when it moved to inoperative position and this (321N585 the lower cilge of the strio deflector to clear the clamping pinto tne stationarytrinnning hhiile. In Fig. e of the drawings, I have shown a slightly modified form of the invention, The es-sear foot and the parts eupported the *ehy are precisely the sunio in construction above described, except us to the means "for supporting the urn: 18 which cur- 7 deflector. in this form of the ries the st invention, the arm 18 has a r-earmwlly projecting lug 2% which swings on the pivot. pin The pivot pin is arranged vertically. lug is narrower khan the distance bet-weenthe supporting lugs 21 and 32 on the presser foot shank and a. spring 52 3 encircles this pivot pin. Shirl rests against i-he upper face of he lug Z1 and the, lower face of the upper lug 21. lower fir-ceof the l g 24 's beveled. as 91 Whilethe upper f the iug 22 is as 21%.,28. is a consequence, when ihe 18 is swung ouiwni'div. these beveled CAUSE the arm 520 he raised and the reriniafiing nim'einent of the arm in a. piano pareilel the contacting herded. faces and mis piano is similarly located to the plane i mement oi the iiefiecior piroteil iii; ole.-

in l to i e arm 18 is h with the deflector no guiding slot, by heleaf spring '28, v secured to lane arm 18 by screws nn l ext ncis rearwardiy bears a the and norinui osition These lugs are formed with iiv sonny-e shonhler 30,

Having thus described my inreniion, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is: 4

1. A. presser foot for sewing machinesinclncling a shank, foot carried thereby ancl having a guiding sloi for the upturned edges of fabric sections to be trimmed, a, strip (leiiecior extending across said slot with its lower edge adjacent he upper surface of the foot, and mennsfor supporting said strip deflector, whereby the some. may be moved laterally and upwardly to inoperative position.

2. A presser fool:- for sewing machines in cluding a shanig a foot carried hereby and having :1 guiding slot for the upturned edges of fabric sections to be trimmed, n strip cle- Hector extending; across sniel slot with its lower edge adjacent the upper surface of the foot, and means for pivotally supporting said strip deflector, whereby the some. may be moved laterally and upwardly to inoperative position.

A presser foot for sewing machines including a shank, a fool; carried thereby and having a guiding slot for the upturned edges of: "fabric sections to he trinnned, sniclpresser foot having 9. clamping member for holding a siutionury trimming blade, a strip deflector extending across said. slot with its lower edge adjacent the upper surface of the foot, and means for supporting snic. strip clcficctcr, whereby the some may be moved lnten ally and upwardly to clear said clamping member when the strip deflector is turned to inoperaiivc posit-ion.

i. A pre foot for se ring l'fiflCi1l11QSlIi- QiUClili in :1 i tczirri touchy and n .ving 1i guiding slot for fihe upturned edges 1 fabric eeiions "(o "trimmed, n strip (leeciior extent L suii'l sioi with, its

, ae-en: line upper surface, of the not, a sun-port. ii 1' said strip clefiector, said pivotii sin gori. being inclined to Lhe vericei and oisposod that said strip deflector 'viili in n plane indineil to a vertical piano extending iongitniiinolly of the presser foot wh n so cl sir-in (ieiiec'tor is being moved lo inoperative position.

5. A resser fool: for-sewing machines in chicling a shank, a, 2300i; carried thereby hav- This retains the. deflector and extending into said needle opening, said stitch tongue being disposed in the plane of said removable late.

6. A presser ioot for sewing machines including a shank, a foot carried thereby having a guiding slot for the upturned edges of the fabric sections to be trimmed, a removable plate detachably secured to'the under face of said presser foot and having needle openings therein, one in rear offthe other, and stitch tongues extending respectively into the needle openings, said guiding slot being located in advance of said plate and in line with said needle openings.

' 7. A presser foot for sewing achines including a shank, a foot carried t iereby having a guiding slot for the upturned edges of the fabric sections to be trimmed, a removableplate detachably secured to the under face of said presser foot and having needle openings therein, one in rear of'the other, stitch tongues extending respectively into the needle openings, said guiding slot being located in advance of said plate and in line with said needle openings, at strip deflector .normallv extending across said guidin slot,

and means for supporting said strip eflector, whereby the same may be moved laterally and upwardly to inoperative position.

8. A presser foot for sewing machinesineluding-a shank, a foot carried thereby and having a guiding slot for the upturned edges of fabric sections to be trimmed, a strip deflector extending across said slotwith its lower edge adjacent the upper surface of the tor, whereby the same may be movedilaterally and upwardly toinoperative position .and adjustable means for mainta nlng said strip deflector in either of its extreme positions! I foot, means for supporting said strip defiec- 9. A presser foot for sewing machines ineluding a shank, a foot carried thereby and havinga guiding slot for the upturned edges of fabric sections to be trimmed, said presser foot havingja clamping member for holding a stationary trimming'blade, a strip deflec-v tor extending across said slot with its lower.

edge adjacent the upper surface of the foot, means. for supporting said strip deflector, whereby the same may be moved laterally and upwardly to clear said clamping memher when the strip deflector is turned to in-- operative position, and adjustable means for maintaining said strip deflector in either of its extreme positions.

In testimony vhe f afiix my Sigma-I ture, in the presenceof two witnesses;

'. DUDLEY s. SEYMOUR.

- Witnesses: i S. J. GEORGE '1A'rE,

A. F. BEnsHALL.

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